Mexico Indian Remains Returned From NY For Burial Nov 17, 2009
(AP) MEXICO CITY (AP) - Northern Mexico's Yaqui Indians buried their lost warriors after a two-year effort to rescue the remains from New York's American Museum of Natural History, where the victims of one of North America's last Indian massacres lay in storage for more than a century. The burial Monday capped an unprecedented joint effort by U.S. and Mexican Indian tribes to press both governments to bring justice and closure to a 1902 massacre by Mexican federal troops that killed about 150... (CBS News -- World)
7 Tips for Being More Persuasive Nov 17, 2009
When Mexico City was hit by a devastating earthquake in 1985, Ethiopia sent aid, showing the power of reciprocity. Commitment & Consistency An example of this is loyalty cards given out at coffee shops or restaurants. (Realtor Magazine Online)
Australian Senate Set to Start Second Debate of Draft Climate-Change Laws Nov 17, 2009
There is already a June meeting scheduled in Bonn and a summit planned in Mexico City in November 2010. To contact the reporter on this story: in Canberra at. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Mexico Congress Approves Budget That Allows Widest Deficit in Two Decades Nov 17, 2009
75 percent of GDP, the widest since 1989, according to , chief economist at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Mexico City ... To contact the reporters on this story: in Mexico City at ; in Monterrey at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Free family flights to Mexico on AeroMexico Nov 17, 2009
Some destinations included in this offer are Los Cabos, Guadalajara, Cancun, Leon, Monterrey, and Mexico City. Fly from major U.S. cities like Las Vegas, Houston, New York, Miami, Seattle, and many more. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Buenos Aires Grants First Gay Marriage License Nov 17, 2009
Buenos Aires in 2002 became the first city in Latin America to allow same-sex civil unions, and Mexico City followed in 2007. Uruguay has legalized civil unions nationwide. (Time.com)
Rising U.S. Auto Demand Spurs Sales for Mexico's Alfa, Kuo as GDP Recovers Nov 17, 2009
4 million was a positive surprise and the same trend should hold for this quarter, said , an analyst at Credit Suisse Group AG in Mexico City ... Sales at the Mexico City-based auto-parts company rose 8 ... President , 47, said Nov. 5 at the Bloomberg Economic Forum in Mexico City that GDP probably grew 2. (Bloomberg -- US)
Africa: Media Forum Calls for Action On Murders of Journalists Nov 16, 2009
"Most journalists are killed not in war zones but in their own countries as they try to shine the light of the truth into the darkest recesses of their societies," they said in a declaration adopted unanimously at the end of a two-day meeting in Mexico City. More journalists have been killed in Mexico this year than in any other country in the Western hemisphere, many of them for reporting on drug trafficking and related corruption. (allAfrica.com)
Record For Journalist Murders In Mexico Nov 16, 2009
MEXICO CITY, Mexico Like on any other Monday morning, reporter Bladimir Antuna kissed his family goodbye and set off in his Ford SUV to work the crime beat at a local newspaper in Durango city ... A GlobalPost Passport investigation finds that the $8 billion Stanford Ponzi scheme decimated the savings of Jews in Mexico City and Caracas ... Deadly flu virus hits Mexico hardPanic is spreading through the Mexico City streets faster than the killer flu virus. (Newsmax)
Mexican Congress Vote on 2010 Budget Extended After Spat on Farm Spending Nov 16, 2009
To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at ; in Monterrey at. Last Updated: November 16, 2009 01:00 EST. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Mexico: America secures fourth seed in playoffs Nov 16, 2009
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Carlos Ochoa scored in stoppage time Sunday as Santos salvaged a 1-1 draw against America, which secured the fourth seed in the Mexican Apertura quarterfinal playoffs ... "In a way, we're closing the tournament on a better way,'' Ochoa said, referring to Santos going winless in four matches. Santos qualified for the postseason as the sixth seed and will play Morelia in the quarterfinals. Toluca, which had the best record, will play San Luis, which qualified on Saturday... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
World leaders agree to delay climate pact Nov 16, 2009
At a hastily arranged breakfast on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting today, the leaders, including Lars Lokke Rasmussen, the prime minister of Denmark and the chairman of the climate conference, agreed that in order to salvage Copenhagen they would have to push a fully binding legal agreement down the road, possibly to a second summit meeting in Mexico City later on. "There was an assessment by the leaders that it is unrealistic to expect a full... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Obama, Medvedev see progress on nuke pact Nov 16, 2009
A fully binding legal agreement would be left to a second meeting next year in Mexico City, Froman said. Obama backed the approach, cautioning the group not to let the "perfect be the enemy of the good," Froman said. (MSNBC -- International)
Medical Chopper Crashes Near Reno, 3 Dead Nov 15, 2009
-Based Medvac Service Was Returning From Delivering Patient to Nevada Medical Center. (CBS/AP) Last Updated 12:06 p.m. ET. (CBS News -- US)
Time For Obama To Talk With Al-Jazeera Nov 15, 2009
Richard Grenell: The Administration Is Missing An Important And Easy Opportunity To Change Hearts And Minds In The Arab World. (CBS) Richard Grenell served as the spokesman for the last four U.S. Ambassadors to the United Nations: Zalmay Khalilzad, John Bolton, John Danforth and John Negroponte. (CBS News)
Click to read: Many Twists in Kidnapping of N.C. Girl, 5 Nov 15, 2009
Many Twists in Kidnapping of N.C. Girl, 5 - The Early Show - CBS News. Many Twists in Kidnapping of N.C. Girl, 5. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Mexico Ends Severance Offer for Former Employees of Power Provider Luz Nov 15, 2009
Luz y Fuerza provided electricity to Mexico City and four surrounding states. Former employees who accepted the offer were paid a bonus. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Bush lays into the left at Americas summit but agrees concessions Nov 15, 2009
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Obama: No "Political Theater" Over Hasan Nov 15, 2009
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2009. Orders Full Investigation Into Ft. Hood Shootings, Asks That Congressional Hearings Not Compromise Probe. (CBS News)
Climate pact still eludes world leaders Nov 15, 2009
A fully binding legal agreement would be left to a second meeting next year in Mexico City, Froman said. Originally published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Sunday, November 15, 2009. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Palin "Vindictiveness" in Her New Book? Nov 15, 2009
Palin "Vindictiveness" in Her New Book. - The Early Show - CBS News. (CBS News)
World's mega cities expand as millions quit the countryside Nov 15, 2009
o Paolo in Brazil will reach just under 20m and Mexico City 19m ... It has been a process driven largely by Asia - the continent boasting 10 mega cities by 2000, while North America had managed three (Mexico City, New York City and Los Angeles). (Yahoo News -- Population Issues)
Can you name the capital of.......? Nov 15, 2009
Or that Mexico City is the economic, industrial and cultural center of that country. Or that Hawaii is comprised of hundreds of islands spread over 1,500 miles. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Obama in Asia Nov 15, 2009
Climate Change Agreement Put Off to Second Meeting in Mexico City Next Year ... A fully binding legal agreement would be left to a second meeting next year in Mexico City, Froman said ... Climate Change Agreement Put Off to Second Meeting in Mexico City Next Year. (CBS News -- 60 minutes II)
Mexico plans big Gulf tourism center near Texas Nov 15, 2009
MEXICO CITY Mexico is planning a big new tourism center near the U.S. border along the Gulf of Mexico. More travel stories. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Leaders Decide to Delay Copenhagen Treaty Nov 15, 2009
A fully binding legal agreement would be left to a second meeting next year in Mexico City, Froman said. worldwide global warming treaty. (Time.com)
Mexico charges beauty clinic owner who allegedly botched rock star's plastic surgery Nov 14, 2009
MEXICO CITY (AP) Authorities have announced charges against the owner of a beauty clinic that allegedly performed a botched buttock job on Mexican rock star Alejandra Guzman ... Mexico City prosecutors announced the charges of causing injuries Friday, two days after Guzman filed a criminal complaint against the doctor who administered the trea 00004000 tment and the owner of the clinic where it was carried out. (FOX61, CT)
Does Mexico City Need a Red-Light District? Nov 14, 2009
Do Sex Workers in Mexico City Need Their Own District ... Does Mexico City Need a Red-Light District ... Prostitutes stand around in the La Merced area of Mexico City Maya Goded / Magnum. (Time.com)
Grupo Radio Centro Announces General Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting Nov 14, 2009
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grupo Radio Centro, S.A.B. de C.V. (the "Company") (NYSE: RC; BMV: RCENTRO-A) announced today that it has published the following notice ... Of these 15 radio stations, 12 are located in Mexico City, two AM stations, in Guadalajara and Monterrey, and one FM station in Los Angeles. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Business people Nov 14, 2009
She recently returned to Anchorage after spending one year in the Mexico City office, where she worked as a biologist responsible for World Bank environmental compliance reviews, environmental impact analysis and feasibility studies. Shaw returns from an eight-month deployment to Iraq, where he served with the U.S. Air Force Reserve at Kirkuk Regional Air Base. (Anchorage Daily News)
Cause of fire at Almaleki home undetermined Nov 14, 2009
He made his way to Mexico City, where he boarded a plane bound for London, England, but UK Port of Entry authorities denied Almaleki entry into the country and contacted U.S. officials. He was placed on a plane back to the U.S. and arrived in Peoria Oct. 31. (Peoria Times, AZ)
Mexico charges clinic owner for botched surgery Nov 14, 2009
(11-13) 20:14 PST MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) ... Mexico City prosecutors announced the charges of causing injuries Friday, two days after Guzman filed a criminal complaint against the doctor who administered the treatment and the owner of the clinic where it was carried out. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Petrobras Profit Falls 26% as Output Boosted to Make Up for Oil Price Drop Nov 14, 2009
To contact the reporters on this story: in Rio de Janeiro at in Mexico City at. Last Updated: November 13, 2009 22:00 EST. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Mexico Peso Rises, Caps Best Weekly Gain Among Major Currencies on Economy Nov 14, 2009
Members of the lower house are set to discuss and approve the spending part of the budget today, , a Banco Santander SA economist in Mexico City, wrote in a note to clients ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Drug lord makes Forbes list Nov 14, 2009
Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- A reputed Mexican drug lord with a $5 million reward on his head has been named to Forbes magazine's list of the most powerful people in the world. Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who authorities say heads the powerful Sinaloa Cartel, is believed to have shipped $6 billion to $19 billion in cocaine to the United States over the past eight years, Forbes says in the listing. (CNN)
78-year-old arrested in 'witch' killing Nov 14, 2009
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Mexican authorities have arrested a 78-year-old man on charges he killed a woman he believed was a witch who had put a spell on him. Santiago Iniguez Olivares is accused of bludgeoning Modesta Navarro Nieves and her husband at their home in the mountainous Guadalupe del Cobre community in April 1998, the Michoacan state attorney general's office said Thursday. (CNN)
Mexico's Comerci Jumps Most in Bolsa on Creditors' Agreement Speculation Nov 14, 2009
The Mexico City-based company reached an agreement with practically all of its creditors, including bondholders and those who are owed money from derivatives, Reuters reported, citing the companys lawyer ... Were seeing the impact of the news on an agreement with bondholders on the shares, , an analyst with Vector Casa de Bolsa in Mexico City, said by telephone. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Mexico Angered by Drug Lord's Spot on Forbes List Nov 14, 2009
MEXICO CITY Mexico decried Forbes magazine's decision to name the country's most-wanted drug lord to its "World's Most Powerful People," calling it an insult to the government's bloody struggle against drug cartels. In comments to The Associated Press, a spokesman for the Interior Department which oversees domestic security described the listing of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman as No. 41 of the 67 most powerful people as "a justification of crime.". (Fox News)
Japan Airlines posts $1.5 billion first-half loss Nov 13, 2009
Arpey made the comments in Mexico City at a meeting of the oneworld alliance of global airlines, which includes American, British Airways and JAL. Delta belongs to another alliance, SkyTeam, and is trying to lure JAL away from oneworld. Japan tech giants slump as SKorean rivals rebound. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Aerial photographer Robert Cameron dies Nov 13, 2009
These include overhead views of New York, London, Washington, D.C., Paris, Mexico City, Chicago. There are four volumes of "Above San Francisco.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Mexican business groups call for U.N. troops Nov 13, 2009
MEXICO CITY - Business groups in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez said Wednesday they are calling for United Nations peacekeepers to quell the drug-related violence that has given their city one of the highest homicide rates in the world. Groups representing assembly plants, retailers and other businesses said they will submit a request to the Mexican government and the Inter American Human Rights Commission to ask the U.N. to send help. (MSNBC -- International)
Drug lord makes Forbes list of most powerful Nov 13, 2009
Joaquin Guzman Loera, alias "El Chapo Guzman" is shown to the press after his 1993 arrest at the high security prison of Almoloya de Juarez, on the outskirts of Mexico City ... MEXICO CITY - Mexico's most-wanted drug lord escaped prison by hiding in a laundry truck nearly a decade ago, and his legend and fortune seem to grow with each passing day he eludes capture. (MSNBC -- International)
Forbes: Mexico kingpin among world's most powerful Nov 13, 2009
Associated Press writer Eduardo Castillo in Mexico City contributed to this report. Most commented. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Polk Country Nov 13, 2009
Leading an invasion force half the size of the defending army, Scott never lost a battle on his six-month march to Mexico City ... But Trist rode on to Mexico City, reconciled with Scott, seized the opportunity of a peace party in power, negotiated the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, came home and was sacked. (The American Conservative)
* Mexican drug lord No. 41 on Forbes most powerful list Nov 13, 2009
AP, MEXICO CITY Friday, Nov 13, 2009, Page 7 ... The drug traffickers have always been powerful, a reader who identified himself only as Julio commented in a discussion of the Forbes article on the Web site of the Mexico City newspaper El Universal. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
On computers: Skype offers free phone service with a hitch Nov 13, 2009
International calls to non-Skype phones are on the meter, such as 21 cents per minute for Mexico City. You can call cell phones, hold video and conference calls and send unlimited-size photos and videos. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Harvard honors Mexico City bus system Nov 13, 2009
For decades, Mexico City s 18 million people choked in the fumes of thousands of peseros, the privately owned minibuses that clogged the avenues crisscrossing the capital city ... At a ceremony, the 2009 Roy Family Award was presented to the Mexico City Metrobs project, and to its major partners who made it happen through an unusual collaboration ... EMBARQ-The World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport and a major Mexican environmental nonprofit called CEIBA worked with Mexico... (Boston Globe)
Aid freeze in post-coup Honduras hurting poor Nov 13, 2009
"Practically all the public investment was suspended after the coup. They are programs focused on the country's most vulnerable," Santos said from Mexico City ... (Additional reporting by Adriana Barrera in Mexico City; Editing by Kieran Murray). (AlertNet)
Army must be on guard for extremism Nov 12, 2009
After the fall of Mexico City, those who fell into U.S. hands were either hanged or flogged and branded. None of the implications of Hasan's alleged betrayal are unique to Islam. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Atrisco suitors eyeing mega-community Nov 12, 2009
When he moved into the real estate industry in Denver, he never quite took his eyes off the New Mexico city. Philip Aries, an Arizona real estate broker who has worked with Deifik and the other ANM principals in the past, as well as on the Westland transaction, says the group of developers see a ripe opportunity on the Atrisco land. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
World's mega cities expand as millions quit the countryside Nov 12, 2009
o Paolo in Brazil will reach just under 20m and Mexico City 19m ... It has been a process driven largely by Asia - the continent boasting 10 mega cities by 2000, while North America had managed three (Mexico City, New York City and Los Angeles). (Yahoo News -- Population Issues)
Protesters storm town hall in Mexico Nov 12, 2009
Hundreds of protesters have tried to storm a public building outside Mexico City, where a group of suspected kidnappers was being held. They wanted the men to be handed over so they could mete out their own justice. (BBC News)
Devon Cuts Peak Production Estimate at Brazil's Offshore Polvo Oilfield Nov 12, 2009
To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. Last Updated: November 11, 2009 16:57 EST. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Bush lays into the left at Americas summit but agrees concessions Nov 12, 2009
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Mexico villages vanish under flood of dams Nov 12, 2009
by Sergio Solache - Nov. 12, 2009 12:00 AM Republic Mexico City Bureau ... The situation is especially dire in Mexico City, where about one-fifth of all Mexicans live ... The reservoir the dam creates will provide water for Guadalajara, Mexico's second-largest city after Mexico City, as well as factories and farms in the country's central plateau. (AZCentral -- News)
Cablemas 3Q09 Net Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA Up 13.7% and 18.6% YoY, Respectively Nov 12, 2009
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Cablemas, S.A. de C.V., (Cablemas), the second-largest cable television operator in Mexico based on number of subscribers and homes passed, today announced results for the three and nine-month periods ending September 30, 2009. Cablemas CEO Carlos Alvarez commented, "We continued to grow and maintain our subscriber base this quarter in our three business segments, despite the challenging economic environment in Mexico. Cable television subscribers rose by... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Founding Traitor Nov 12, 2009
He died in 1825, in Mexico City, having lived out his days as an influence peddler with less and less influence to sell ... There seems no doubt, from Linklater s highly detailed reconstruction, that Wilkinson s world had changed dramatically by the time he met his rather sad end in the suburbs of Mexico City. (The American Conservative)
Mexico druglord on Forbes powerful list Nov 12, 2009
MEXICO CITY: Forbes Magazine named drug lord Joaquin ``El Chapo'' Guzman a fugitive reputed to be hiding in the mountains of northern Mexico to its list of the 67 ``World's Most Powerful People'' on Wednesday ... The drug traffickers have always been powerful,'' a reader who identified himself only as Julio commented in a discussion of the Forbes article on the Web site of the Mexico City newspaper El Universal. (India Times, India)
Older People at Greater Risk of Swine Flu Death Nov 12, 2009
"In Mexico, all pregnant workers were sent home during the peak of the pandemic, which probably accounts for this difference," Dr. Victor Borja-Aburto of the Mexican Institute for Social Security in Mexico City, and colleagues wrote. More information. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
DNA Barcodes: Creative New Uses Span Health, Fraud, Smuggling, History, More Nov 12, 2009
CBOL is co-host of the Mexico City meeting Nov. 7-13 at the Mexican Academy of Sciences with the Instituto Biologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM). Like gut contents, soils contain a mix of species hard to identify using traditional science tools. (Science Daily)
Mexican purge axes corrupt police Nov 12, 2009
By Stephen Gibbs BBC News, Mexico City. About 800 Monterrey traffic police did not meet an adequate standard. (BBC News -- Americas)
Mexico Border City Groups Call For UN Peacekeepers Nov 12, 2009
(AP) MEXICO CITY (AP) - Business groups in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez said Wednesday they are calling for United Nations peacekeepers to quell the drug-related violence that has given their city one of the highest homicide rates in the world. Groups representing maquiladora assembly plants, retailers and other businesses said they will submit a request to the Mexican government and the Inter American Human Rights Commission to ask the U.N. to send help. (CBS News -- World)
Book Buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing Nov 12, 2009
It's Kingsolver's first novel since The Prodigal Summer (2000), is set in Mexico and the USA, and includes historical figures such as artists and and exiled Russian revolutionary , who was assassinated in Mexico City in 1940. Kingsolver included actual newspaper and magazine articles in her novel "to make clear I wasn't making it all up. A novel can be a fabulous way to introduce the truth.". (USA Today -- Life)
Changes in AP Latin American, Caribbean operations Nov 12, 2009
The AP is adding to its overall Americas Spanish-language coverage with two additional Spanish editors in Mexico City and correspondents in Washington and Santo Domingo. "These moves represent a strategic realignment of resources to better serve our clients throughout the Americas," said Latin America Editor Niko Price, speaking from Buenos Aires. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
American Airlines fights to keep Japan Airlines as partner Nov 11, 2009
After remaining largely quiet on the subject for weeks, American CEO said Monday at a Oneworld event in Mexico City that "we are convinced that we can deliver the most meaningful alliance value to JAL, by a wide margin." Other American executives this week have begun briefing reporters on the company's position. Arpey reminded JAL officials and JAL's government-appointed overseer that partnering with Delta risks both reducing JAL to second-tier carrier status on the global scene and blowing... (USA Today -- Money)
